Beginners Decks for two player using SINGLE Core Set

By hendersondayton, in Strategy and deck-building

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I have a friend who just got the core set for LOTR:LCG. He wants to get together to learn the game.

I need two decks (one for each of us) from a single core set (no expansions).

I would like to try to combine two spheres in each deck so that he gets an idea of what each sphere is good for.

Feel free to point me to a CardGameDB deck if you have a link. Or just post your card lists here. Thanks!

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These were the decks that i used to play with only 1 core set:

Core LoreSpirit
Hero (3)
Eowyn (Core) x1
Beravor (Core) x1
Eleanor (Core) x1
Ally (12)
Daughter of the Nimrodel (Core) x2
Erebor Hammersmith (Core) x2
Gandalf (Core) x1
Lorien Guide (Core) x2
Northern Tracker (Core) x2
Miner of the Iron Hills (Core) x1
Gleowine (Core) x1
Henamarth Riversong (Core) x1
Attachment (9)
Unexpected Courage (Core) x1
The Favor of the Lady (Core) x2
Protector of Lorien (Core) x2
Forest Snare (Core) x1
Dark Knowledge (Core) x1
Self Preservation (Core) x2
Event (29)
A Light in the Dark (Core) x2
A Test of Will (Core) x2
Dwarven Tomb (Core) x1
Fortune or Fate (Core) x1
Gandalf's Search (Core) x1
Hasty Stroke (Core) x2
Lore of Imladris (Core) x3
Lorien's Wealth (Core) x2
Radagast's Cunning (Core) x2
Secret Paths (Core) x2
Strength of Will (Core) x3
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core) x2
Will of the West (Core) x4
Stand and Fight (Core) x2
Core
Hero (3)
Aragorn (Core) x1
Gimli (Core) x1
Legolas (Core) x1
Ally (19)
Gandalf (Core) x3
Faramir (Core) x2
Gondorian Spearman (Core) x3
Longbeard Orc Slayer (Core) x2
Snowbourn Scout (Core) x3
Veteran Axehand (Core) x3
Son of Arnor (Core) x2
Horseback Archer (Core) x1
Attachment (9)
Blade of Gondolin (Core) x2
Celebrian's Stone (Core) x1
Steward of Gondor (Core) x2
Horn of Gondor (Core) x1
Dwarven Axe (Core) x2
Citadel Plate (Core) x1
Event (22)
Blade Mastery (Core) x3
Common Cause (Core) x2
Ever Vigilant (Core) x2
Feint (Core) x2
For Gondor! (Core) x2
Grim Resolve (Core) x1
Quick Strike (Core) x2
Rain of Arrows (Core) x2
Sneak Attack (Core) x2
Swift Strike (Core) x1
Valiant Sacrifice (Core) x2
Stand Together (Core) x1
They mix spheres. Tactics/Leadership is to kill enemies. Lore/Spirit to quest, control encounter.
Steward of Gondor is for Aragorn;
Sneak is obviosly to use Gandalf;
Faramir mostly to enhance willpower if needed…

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Great! Thanks a lot! I will try these out.

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I just started playing too and this is exactly the type of advice I needed as well but I'm curious isn't it a three card limit you say include four copies of will of the west in the deck

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I noticed this too when I was putting the deck together. May have just been a typo as there are only 2 in the core set.

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Shade92000 said:

I just started playing too and this is exactly the type of advice I needed as well but I'm curious isn't it a three card limit you say include four copies of will of the west in the deck

My bad… when revewing the deck must have pressed the add button on will of the west

Added 1 copy of Gleowine and Daughter of the Nimrodel

The correct deck is this:

Core LoreSpirit
Hero (3)
Eowyn (Core) x1
Beravor (Core) x1
Eleanor (Core) x1
Ally (14)
Daughter of the Nimrodel (Core) x3
Erebor Hammersmith (Core) x2
Gandalf (Core) x1
Lorien Guide (Core) x2
Northern Tracker (Core) x2
Miner of the Iron Hills (Core) x1
Gleowine (Core) x2
Henamarth Riversong (Core) x1
Attachment (9)
Unexpected Courage (Core) x1
The Favor of the Lady (Core) x2
Protector of Lorien (Core) x2
Forest Snare (Core) x1
Dark Knowledge (Core) x1
Self Preservation (Core) x2
Event (27)
A Light in the Dark (Core) x2
A Test of Will (Core) x2
Dwarven Tomb (Core) x1
Fortune or Fate (Core) x1
Gandalf's Search (Core) x1
Hasty Stroke (Core) x2
Lore of Imladris (Core) x3
Lorien's Wealth (Core) x2
Radagast's Cunning (Core) x2
Secret Paths (Core) x2
Strength of Will (Core) x3
The Galadhrim's Greeting (Core) x2
Will of the West (Core) x2
Stand and Fight (Core) x2
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Thank you for the quick reply.

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Thank you very much! This game is a lot of fun and my gf actually likes it!

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As i have a bigger card pool, and don't play with this decks for a long time, give me a summary of your plays so i see if they need an improvement or not.

Do not expect to beat Escape from Dol Guldur with this decks. That is an hard quest, even with much bigger card pools…